Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-01-05

| An "Act to establish the South Carolina ag-
ricultural farm and stations" This Act author-
ICES and directs the State Board OF Agriculture
to locate and establish two experimental farms
and stations, the object of which is to determine
the capacity of new plants for acclimatlon, the
manurial value of fertilizers and .composts, 10
test the purity and vitality of seeds, the growth
requirements and comparative value of different
crops, studying the economic production OF milk
and butter, andc0uducting such other tests, III
vestigations and experiments in the field as may
bear upon questions connected with elther
the science or practice of agriculture; that as
soon as practicable after the passage of this ACT
the State Board of ofAgriculture shall give ninety
| days notice in atIeast three newspapers OF this
State that they will receive from counties, COM
munities and persons, bids or proposals to donate
lands and buildings or money for the purpose OF
| establishing said experimental farms and sta
| tons. The Act further provides that one OF
these experimental farms and stations shall De
established in the Piedmont region of the State
and one in the 1ower tier of counties. The ACT
appropriates tenf thousand dollars out of.the
funds raised by the privilege tax on fertilizers,
II so much be necessary, for the maintenance OF
the experimental farms and stations The Act
further directs that the Board Of Agriculture
may have reference, in selecting the sites for
said experimental FARMS to the heathfulness
of locality and the adaptability, of the land to
! While in the Southern States experimental
farms are to certain extent an experiment, yet
their usefulness to the farming interests in the
Northern and Northwestern States have long
since ceased to be problematical, and they have
taken their place as important factors in the full
development of the agricultural Interests OF
those regions. Could not some town or COM
munity in York county make proposal OF
apd the sns 81
would Be Cad IS see }t located at or near YORK
vile, where it could not fail to be of great bene-
fit to the farmers Of our county. Our farmers
could see the result of the experiments made,
and profit thereby, without the expense OF max
ing them on their own FARMS 1 hope the ex-
pertinent may prove as successful and pro1ltape
as its most ardent promoters think, as there IS
no pursuit which, more needs and deserves the
fostering care ofour government than That OF
agriculture. II
An "Act relating to the assessment and colec-
tion of taxes in certain portions OF the countles
of Charleston, Berkeley and Colleton." This
Act provides that the property in the above
named counties, damaged by the earthquake,
shall be re-assessed in January next for taxa
tion." The section providing that taxes now que
on property that was damaged should be refund
ed in proportion to the injury sustained by such
property, was stricken out. and these counties
simply get re-assessment. This is as it should
be- as those people enjoyed the use OF their prop
erty for nearly the entire fiscal year just passed,
and could, with no more justice, claim reoate
than could many Of our farmers who suffered by
the unprecedented floods of the past year.
All "Act to amend Section 200 of the Code OF
Civil Procedure irelating to arrest and Dali.
cry of damages in cause of action not arising
out ofcontract, when the defendant is a non-resl-
dent of the State, isabout to remove therefrom,
or when the action is for an injury to person or
character, or for injury to or wrongfully taking,
OBTAINING or converting property, the party may
be arrested and held to bail.
An "Aat to regulate the public printing in this
State" This has reference to the printing done
for the State, such as Acts and Joint Resolutions
of the General Assembly, annual and other re-
rts pf Stafe q int6nded eCOnO
mize in the expense Of the same by prohibiting
any State officer from embracing in his report the
report Of any other State officer; which is re-
quired to be published by law. 1t also provides
that no unnecessary ''fat'' shall be allowed in
publishing these reports.
An "Act to amend Section 147G Of the General
Statutes relating to running trains on Sunday.
This Actallows railroad corporations to run such
freight trains OH Sunday as may be IN 'tTdTSttH,
which can reach their destination by o'clock
A. NJ.
An ''Act to amend section 1912, Chapter: Xxx:
General Statutes, entitled "of the Universlsy ol
free tuition in the South Carolina University, and
requires the payment of a tuition fee OF forty
dollars and matriculation fee OF ten dollars,
except that it allows the faculty of the University
to grant beneficiary scholarships, without the
payment Of any fees, to such Of the competent
and deserving youths of the State as shall make
it appear to the satisfaction of the faculty, after
a careful examination under such regulations as
the trustees of the University shall prescribe,
their own inability or the inability of their pa
rents guardians to, pay such tuition. ----'z,:-
An Act to allowipersons who may have enter
ed the army DUP the lete OWL war, from any
other State, and who shall have resided IN this
State for period of ten years since the close OF
the civil war, and who have lost their legs or
arms or have been permanently disabled in their
legs or arms during such service, to come within
the provisions of the Act to provide artificial
limbs for all soldiers of the State who may have
locff fhair or r hppn DermanentlV
abled in their legs or arms, by furnishing salts
factory proof that they have resided in the State
ten years since the close of the war, and that no
such assistance has been furnished such aPph-
cant by any other State
The Constitutional amendment authorizing the
General Assembly to apportlon the representa-
ton in the House of Representatives by the
United States census adopted at the last election,
as also the Constitutional amendment In relation
to State bonds, adopted at the same time by
vote of the people, were ratified by the General
Assembly. ~.
An "Act to provide for the formation of1cer-
tain corporations under general laws" The OBJ
ject of this law is to prevent 80 much of the time
and work of the Legislature being devoted to the
granting of charters for minor purposes, and pro-
vides that two or more persons desiring TO form
themselves into private corporation for the
purpose Of carrying on any manufacturing, min
ing, industrial, labor, immigration or other like
business in this State may file with the Secretary
of State written declaration setting forth their
corporation, the place at which it proposes to do
business, the purpose OF the corporation, DC.
The Secretary of State is then authorized to issue
to them commission constituting them board
of corporators. So also in the case OF persons
desiring to form themselves into achurch, GEM
etery company, Free Mason or Odd Fellows or
Knights of Pythias Lodge, fire or hook and lad
her company, or any charitable, educational, or
religious society. The Act goes on to recite what
powers such organizations so chartered Dy the
Secretary of State shall have and what llmlta-
tions, liabilities and restrictions shall apply to
them.
The Legislature refused to make any appro-
priation, either of money or convict labor, Tor
the Columbia Canal. 1t is to be hoped that this
is one drain upon the resources OF the STATE
treasury that's stopped for all time.
ACTS OF a LOCAL CHARACTER.
Among the Acts relating to County affairs are
the following as being of interest to our county:
In the Supply Bill the tax levy for York coun-
ty for this year is fixed at ten and Seven-twen-
tieths no 7-20) of mill, divided as follows: 4!
mills State tax; mills school tax; NlO OF a mill
to pay interest on railroad bonds; $40 of a mill
to retire railroad bonds 2! mills county tax:
In Cherokee township there is a special levy OF
2t mills to pay interest on SlG,6G6 of township
bonds, issued in aid ofthe Charleston, Cincinpah
and Chicago Railroad.
An "Act to ratify and confirm the Act of con-
soidation of the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railroad Company to and with the Rnth-
erford Railway CONSTRUCTION Company and the
,Rutherfordton, Marion and Tennessee Railway
tCompany.' This Act ratifies and confirms the
Act of consolidation as above rected and con-
firms and validates all agreements, contracts,
dsvises, conveyances, indentures or other acts or
things done and performed by said consolidated
company under its new name prior to the pas
Sage of this Act, so far as the same may be done
by law.
An "Act to alterand amend the Charter of the
Young Mems Loan and Trust Company of Rock